The Education Council offers some useful tips for parents experiencing teachers for the first time

Outside the family and whānau, the relationship your child has with her teacher could be one of the most influential relationships in her life. The Education Council is the professional body for all teachers in New Zealand.

Our position on the funding review

The notions of giving people a fair go and starting on a level playing field are still central to our understanding of what makes our unique version of democracy. We don’t like to see people being disadvantaged through no fault of their own.

The feature which appeared in the New Zealand Herald on early childhood education raises a question: is the investment in early education paying off and are we seeing good results for that $1.5 b annual spend?